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Apple iPhone 6s
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 83 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | -- |
| 2015-09-09 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 575.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 750 x 1334 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is a little bit better than the iPhone 6s, having a general score of 83.3 against 83. Samsung Galaxy S9's construction is extremely newer, but somewhat heavier and thicker than the iPhone 6s. Apple iPhone 6s counts with just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and a graphics processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy S9 features a display that's just as good as the iPhone 6s one, although the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2960, a way greater pixel quantity per screen inch and a bigger display. The Galaxy S9 features a little bit better camera than iPhone 6s, and although they both have a 12 mega-pixels camera in the back and the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy S9 also has a larger sensor providing a better image quality, a much bigger aperture to capture better captures and videos in low-light situations and higher 60 fps video frame rates.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a bigger storage for games and applications than iPhone 6s, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB. The Galaxy S9 has a much longer battery performance than iPhone 6s, because it has a 75% bigger battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy S9 is also by far the cheapest.
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